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A S C O T U N I T E D F C<br />

#WeAre<strong>Ascot</strong><br />

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rashid HAMID<br />

ASCOT UNITED vs. SOUTHALL<br />

Sat 4 Dec 2021<br />

Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North<br />

Matchday<br />

Programme<br />

Season<br />

2021/22


twitter.com/<strong>Ascot</strong>UnitedFC<br />

www.ascotunited.net<br />

T H E Y E L L A M E N<br />

Yellow and Blue<br />

Sam Gray (GK)<br />

Alex Sykes (GK)<br />

Adam Everiss<br />

Alex Hall<br />

Calum Ferguson<br />

Chris Ellis<br />

Dan Bailey<br />

Dan Price<br />

Danny Walden<br />

David Amate<br />

Denis Nortey<br />

Duarte Surpanu<br />

George Lock<br />

Harry Laflin<br />

Ian Davies<br />

James Harper<br />

Jonny Denton<br />

Josh Masters<br />

Josh Nice<br />

Keaton August<br />

Louis Bouwers<br />

Oliver Graham<br />

Rashid Hamid<br />

Rory Merrick<br />

Sam Evans<br />

Sean McCormack<br />

Taylor Morgan<br />

Toby Thompson<br />

Tom Scott<br />

Will Frank<br />

T H E 'A L L<br />

Red and White<br />

Barkley Laurencin (GK)<br />

Koju Abayomi (GK)<br />

Lewis Todd (GK)<br />

Rourke Pickford (GK)<br />

Alex Nolan<br />

Alcino Souza Santos<br />

Jack Roper<br />

Carl Pearce<br />

Louis Dailey<br />

Ryan Hope<br />

Darreon Mark<br />

Lenny Farhall<br />

Luke Heneghan<br />

James McCluskey<br />

Harvie Gardiner<br />

Bobby Julienne<br />

Nathan Dennis<br />

Adam Louth<br />

Daniel Clifton<br />

Louis Stead<br />

Joe Wylie<br />

Anthony O’Connor<br />

Joe Clifton<br />

Frankie Taylor<br />

Romey Eccles-Meoded<br />

Lewis Putman<br />

Jamie Tompkins Manager Max Howell<br />

Dan Masters Asst. Manager Warren Goodhind<br />

Jamie Ashdown GK Coach Frankie Atwell<br />

Bjorn Dunkley Coach Don Bennett<br />

Steve Quelch Coach Adam Louth<br />

Chad Smith Therapist Bren Briggs<br />

Garry<br />

Collins<br />

Match Officials<br />

TBC<br />

Nicholas<br />

Payne<br />

Last Match:<br />

CB Hounslow<br />

A<br />

Sat 27 Nov<br />

3-0<br />

COCO<br />

Next Match: Virginia Water A Sat 11 Dec<br />

COCO


ASCOT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB<br />

Racecourse Ground, Winkfield Road, <strong>Ascot</strong>, SL5 7LJ<br />

Chairman: Simon Negus<br />

Club Secretary: Dan Birchmore<br />

Director of Football: Neil Richards<br />

1st Team Manager: Jamie Tompkins<br />

Assistant manager: Dan Masters<br />

Coaches: Bjorn Dunkley, Steve Quelch<br />

Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Ashdown<br />

Allied U18 Manager: Josh Nice<br />

Therapist: Chad Smith<br />

Sports Psychology: Izzy Woods<br />

Racecourse Facilities Manager: Jo Gavin<br />

Administration Manager: Emma Paton<br />

Clubhouse Catering: Lisa Richards<br />

Reporting, Comms and Programme: Neal Jeffs<br />

Directors:<br />

Doug Page<br />

Mark Cooper<br />

Rob Jones<br />

Zoe Reilly<br />

Phil Wray<br />

Graham Jones<br />

IN THE CHAIR<br />

with Simon Negus<br />

A warm welcome to <strong>Southall</strong> for today's<br />

Cherry Red Records Combined Counties<br />

League Premier Division North fixture.<br />

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s combined<br />

counties fixture against <strong>Southall</strong>.<br />

We coming to this game on the back of two straight<br />

league wins and hope to see this run continue<br />

although high-flying <strong>Southall</strong> are bound to be difficult<br />

opponents today.<br />

Like everyone else I have been following the<br />

developments on the Covid front carefully in the past<br />

week or so. Fortunately they tightening restrictions do<br />

not seem to be impacting on grassroots football at the<br />

moment but it is a good reminder to all of us to<br />

continue taking sensible precautions where we can –<br />

nobody wants anymore fixtures being cancelled!<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United Football Club Limited. Registered in<br />

England and Wales. Registration No. 6883550<br />

Registered Office: Ternion Court, 264-268 Upper Fourth<br />

Street, Central Milton Keynes MK9 1DP.<br />

Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks F.A. No. Q-B&B0165<br />

We have a really busy few weeks planned at <strong>Ascot</strong><br />

United - as well as lots of private parties we will be<br />

organising Christmas get-togethers for all of our<br />

junior members in their age groups. This gives all of<br />

the parents coaches and players a chance to come<br />

together before Christmas and to celebrate the first<br />

half of the season. With 80 junior teams at the club<br />

you can imagine that this requires a great deal of<br />

organising and I would like to publicly thank Sam, Lisa<br />

and Joe in particular for all of their hard work behindthe-scenes.<br />

We also have a fantastic Berks and Bucks cup fixture<br />

to look out to look forward to against Maidenhead.<br />

This was originally due to be played this week but due<br />

to issues in the Maidenhead camp it has now been<br />

rearranged for the 21st of December which will be be<br />

our final game before Christmas. Please put this in<br />

your diaries as it is expected to be a fantastic game<br />

and we look forward to welcoming a big crowd to The<br />

Racecourse.<br />

I hope you all enjoy the game today. Simon


FROM THE DUGOUT<br />

Welcome to the players, officials<br />

and supporters of <strong>Southall</strong>. Enjoy<br />

the game!<br />

Jamie Tompkins<br />

First Team Manager<br />

Hello and welcome to <strong>Southall</strong> FC players, staff and club committee and to all<br />

supporters in attendance for this afternoons Combined Counties Premier North<br />

fixture.<br />

We are looking forward to a very competitive match against our opposition today<br />

who are in fine form and one of the favourites to win promotion. Their recent form<br />

has been brilliant with many clean sheets to boast too.<br />

The quality and effort today must be matched and we cannot forget the result on<br />

the opening day of the season which will provide us with much needed<br />

motivation.<br />

Last weekend, we comfortably run out 3-0 winners against CB Hounslow and a<br />

goal from Keaton August, who has been in great form and deserved his goal for<br />

his efforts and commitment recently.<br />

Thank you to our sponsors, club officials and volunteers for all the fantastic work<br />

and ongoing support towards our football club.<br />

Enjoy the game! Jamie<br />

ASCOT UNITED FC MANAGEMENT TEAM: PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:<br />

Dan Masters<br />

Assistant Manager<br />

Jamie Ashdown<br />

Goalkeeping Coach<br />

Bjorn Dunkley<br />

Coach<br />

Steve Quelch<br />

Coach<br />

Chad Smith<br />

Therapist


W E L C O M E T O T H E 'A L L<br />

W E L C O M E T O T H E 'A L L<br />

ON COURSE!<br />

With Programme Editor Neal Jeffs<br />

Welcome to the players, officials and<br />

supporters of <strong>Southall</strong> for this Cherry Red<br />

Records Combined Counties League<br />

Premier Division North match.<br />

Happy<br />

reading, and<br />

enjoy the<br />

game! Neal<br />

A warm welcome to our friends from <strong>Southall</strong> today for what is likely to be a tough<br />

game for The Yellamen. <strong>Southall</strong> brought us down to earth in our 2nd game of the<br />

season with a crushing 5-0 win so hopefully we can build on our win last week and<br />

gain some revenge! <strong>Southall</strong> come into the game on an eight-match winning run<br />

since a Middlesex County Cup defeat against Hayes and Yeading in mid-October, and<br />

with them also still being in the FA Vase, their 150th anniversary season could just yet<br />

be one of their best! Their decorated history goes back to 1871 and is spread across 3<br />

pages of this programme – they were one of the powerhouses of non-league football<br />

and once played in front of over 19,000 fans in the FA Cup 3rd round! Back to <strong>Ascot</strong>,<br />

and we’ve got a few players approaching milestones. Jonny Denton has now made 197<br />

appearances for the club, George Lock is on 147, and Dan Bailey is just 2 away form a<br />

half-century. Meanwhile, Laffers’ recent scoring form has taken him back onto a goala-game<br />

for the season having now netted 22 goals in 22 games.<br />

Proper Football Ground!<br />

<strong>Southall</strong>'s old Western Road Ground,<br />

their home until 1992. This is<br />

<strong>Southall</strong>'s 150th anniversary season<br />

but have spent the last 30 years of it<br />

ground-sharing.<br />

Looking back on last week, Dave Thompson has rounded up the Allied U18’s<br />

recent match in this edition as they leapt to 2nd in the table with games in hand<br />

on leaders Westfield, and looking ahead we now have a new date for<br />

Maidenhead’s visit in the County Cup which should be a great occasion here<br />

under the lights for another local derby (21st December). This is also FA Cup<br />

weekend so it will be interesting to see how some of the non-league sides get on.<br />

Tow of them will definitely be in the third round (Borehamwood v St Albans,<br />

Kidderminster v Halifax) but I am also watching sixth-tier Buxton (v Morecambe)<br />

to see if they can keep their heroic run going. There really must be something in<br />

the water up there! Finally let’s get behind the lads today and next weekend at<br />

Virginia Water; for one thing it surely can’t be as cold as it was at CB Hounslow<br />

last week!!! Neal


RESULTS AND FIXTURES 21/22<br />

Date Opposition<br />

H/A Comp Result Att<br />

06-Aug Holyport<br />

H FAC XP 3-0 450<br />

14-Aug <strong>Southall</strong><br />

A COCO 0-5 50<br />

17-Aug Tadley Calleva<br />

A COCO 5-1 n/k<br />

21-Aug Risborough Rangers A FAC P 1-1 175<br />

24-Aug Risborough Rangers H FAC P R 3-2 277<br />

28-Aug Reading City<br />

H COCO 2-2<br />

31-Aug Wokingham/Emmbrook A COCO 2-1<br />

04-Sep Hythe Town<br />

A FAC 1Q 0-1 278<br />

11-Sep Hengrove Athletic<br />

A FAV 1Q 2-0<br />

18-Sep Wembley<br />

H COCO 1-1*<br />

21-Sep Windsor<br />

H BBT 1Q 3-1 120<br />

25-Sep Tadley Calleva<br />

A FAV 2Q 4-1<br />

28-Sep Burnham<br />

H COCO 5-0<br />

02-Oct Edgware Town<br />

A COCO 4-2<br />

09-Oct North Greenford United H COCO 3-2 101<br />

16-Oct Windsor<br />

A COCO 1-3<br />

23-Oct Wallingford Town<br />

A FAV 1 2-2 (5p6)<br />

30-Oct Egham Town<br />

A COCO 1-1<br />

06-Nov Spelthorne Sports<br />

H COCO 0-2<br />

13-Nov Hanworth Villa<br />

A COCO 0-3<br />

16-Nov Newport Pagnell Town H BBT 2Q 8-2<br />

20-Nov St Panteleimon<br />

H COCO 3-1<br />

23-Nov AFC Croydon Athletic A LC 3-5<br />

27-Nov CB Hounslow<br />

A COCO 3-0<br />

04-Dec <strong>Southall</strong><br />

H COCO<br />

11-Dec Virginia Water<br />

A COCO<br />

18-Dec Reading City<br />

A COCO<br />

21-Dec Maidenhead United H BBT 1<br />

27-Dec Wokingham/Emmbrook H COCO<br />

08-Jan Windsor<br />

H COCO<br />

15-Jan Wembley<br />

A COCO<br />

22-Jan Edgware Town<br />

H COCO<br />

29-Jan Spelthorne Sports<br />

A COCO<br />

05-Feb St Panteleimon<br />

A COCO<br />

12-Feb Holyport<br />

H COCO<br />

19-Feb Abbey Rangers<br />

A COCO<br />

26-Feb Burnham<br />

A COCO<br />

05-Mar Virginia Water<br />

H COCO<br />

12-Mar Holyport<br />

A COCO (TBC)<br />

19-Mar CB Hounslow<br />

H COCO<br />

26-Mar Tadley Calleva<br />

H COCO<br />

02-Apr North Greenford United A COCO<br />

05-Apr Hanworth Villa<br />

H COCO<br />

18-Apr Abbey Rangers<br />

H COCO<br />

23-Apr Egham Town<br />

H COCO<br />

Scorers<br />

Laflin, Lock, Surpanu<br />

Laflin 2, Lock, Morgan, Denton<br />

Laflin<br />

Scott, Lock, Evans<br />

Laflin 2<br />

Laflin 2<br />

August, Laflin<br />

Laflin<br />

Morgan 2, Laflin<br />

August, Bailey, McCormack, Nortey<br />

McCormack 2, Laflin, Denton, Lock<br />

Laflin, August, Bailey, Morgan<br />

Laflin 2, McCormack<br />

Everiss<br />

Nortey, Laflin<br />

Nortey<br />

McCormack 2, Laflin 2, Denton, Morgan, Hamid, Davies<br />

Laflin 2, Morgan<br />

August 2, Bailey<br />

Lafin 2, August<br />

*Abandoned due to serious injury with 12 minutes remaining. Result stands.<br />

COCO - Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North, FAV - Buildbase FA Vase, FAC - The<br />

Emirates FA Cup, BBT - Berks&Bucks Trophy, LC - Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup


ASCOT UNITED ALLIED U18<br />

Under the stewardship of Josh Nice and his management team, the <strong>Ascot</strong><br />

United Allied U18s have kicked off the 12th season of Allied Counties<br />

football at The Racecourse. Josh, the manager, has himself represented The<br />

Yellamen at Allied Counties, U23 and First Team levels.<br />

David Thompson rounds up the action from the last 2 U18 matches<br />

Click here for league table<br />

Two games and<br />

a brace by Hall<br />

in both!<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United 2<br />

Wokingham<br />

and<br />

Emmbrook<br />

Tuesday 23rd November - <strong>Ascot</strong> United 2-1 Wokingham - U18 Allied Counties<br />

South After the battling draw away to Westfield, <strong>Ascot</strong> were at home on the Racecourse to<br />

second placed Wokingham who had beaten the young yellamen 5-0 only a few weeks<br />

earlier.<br />

Immediately the young yellamen showed they were not prepared to accept the<br />

previous result and a strong, battling and resilient performance ensued.<br />

The yellamen went ahead on 14 mins when Alex Hall was sent clear and coolly beat<br />

the keeper. <strong>Ascot</strong> continued to press and squandered a number of good chances to<br />

extend their lead but arrived at half time one to the good and disappointed that they<br />

were not further ahead. With manager Nice ensuring the pace and passion stayed<br />

strong <strong>Ascot</strong> continued where they left off and it wasn’t long before Hall completed<br />

his brace for the night with another well taken finish.<br />

As the second half progressed it seemed only a matter of time before <strong>Ascot</strong> scored<br />

again but they failed to take a number of opportunities to do so. With 15 mins to go<br />

Wokingham got themselves back in the game when their CF took the ball in to the<br />

area and on beating 3 weak tackles slid the ball in to make it 2-1. A nervy last few<br />

minutes ensued after it appeared <strong>Ascot</strong> had been cruising to a comfortable win but a<br />

battling defensive display ensured the game stayed at 2-1 and the young Yellamen<br />

avenged their league defeat earlier in the season.<br />

1<br />

Allied Counties YL South


ASCOT UNITED ALLIED U18 (CONTINUED)<br />

Allied Counties YL South<br />

Monday 29th November - Abbey Rangers 1-5 <strong>Ascot</strong> United - U18 Allied Counties<br />

After South. the great win of the previous week against Wokingham, the <strong>Ascot</strong> u18 Allied lads arrived at Abbey<br />

Rangers full of confidence.<br />

The cold winter chill was in full force as the game kicked off and it was Abbey who started off brighter albeit<br />

In a scrappy first 25 mins. With <strong>Ascot</strong> struggling to dominate as they had previously against Wokingham the<br />

week before and finding it difficult to create anything, Abbey Rangers took a deserved lead. From a corner<br />

the ball was initially cleared but when <strong>Ascot</strong> failed to close down, a strike from the edge of the box from<br />

Abbey Rangers flew in to the net giving Docherty in goal no chance. With <strong>Ascot</strong> subsequently under<br />

pressure and struggling to respond, a ball was lifted hopefully forward over the top of the Abbey defence<br />

and Striker Hall ran on to it and from 18 yards hit a fantastic volley over the keeper and in off the near post to<br />

get ascot back on level terms. The goal seemed to rejuvenate the <strong>Ascot</strong> boys and a few minutes later a<br />

great run and cross from Ollie Mann was met in the box by Hall who clipped it in to the net for his and <strong>Ascot</strong>’s<br />

second of the night!<br />

At half time with the scores 2-1 to <strong>Ascot</strong> the travelling Yella faithful seemed relieved to be ahead at the<br />

break.<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> started quickly in the second half and another run by Mann immediately from the restart almost<br />

enabled <strong>Ascot</strong> to get their third seconds after the restart! Even with some strange decisions from the<br />

referees assistant <strong>Ascot</strong> continued to look in control with Sam Evans running the midfield!<br />

With Abbey keeping 3 up front, <strong>Ascot</strong> had a succession of corners and from one of these Walden, up from<br />

the back, about 10 yards out, cleverly and powerfully hooked a ball over his head and past the despairing<br />

keeper. From this point <strong>Ascot</strong> then dominated and Abbey began to get frustrated picking up a couple of<br />

bookings.<br />

On 67 mins a good move by ascot started by debutant Hugo South who had only come on 6 minutes earlier,<br />

freed Jack McCart marauding down the left from his full back position, beating 2 men and from a tight angle<br />

he rifled the ball with a left footed rasper into the far top corner to make it 4-1.<br />

A fifth goal came soon after when Walden hit his second from another corner, rising high above the defence<br />

planting a powerful header past the flat footed keeper.<br />

A number of substitutions from both sides, including 2 more debuts from current under 16 players, and a<br />

few feisty tackles from the hosts in the last 15 mins finished the game - a resounding 5-1 win for the young<br />

Yellamen!<br />

Up to second with 3 successive home games to come and 4 games in hand of the leaders means The Young<br />

Yellamen are well in contention to challenge for honours!<br />

Next game - Home v Virginia Water<br />

7.45 pm at the Racecourse Ground - Tuesday 7th December.<br />

Abbey<br />

Rangers<br />

1<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong><br />

United<br />

5


SPONSORSHIP<br />

Sponsor a Yellaman! Contact Neil Richards at neil.richards@ascotunited.co.uk.


TODAY'S FIXTURES AND RECENT RESULTS<br />

Recent results:<br />

Weekend fixtures:<br />

Looking ahead:


LEAGUE TABLES<br />

Premier North:<br />

Premier South:


APPEARANCES AND GOALS<br />

Below are the updated <strong>Ascot</strong> United appearance and scorers' records for<br />

this season's squad.<br />

2021-22 All-time<br />

App Goals App Goals<br />

D Amate 7 0 7<br />

R Andrady 2 0 20<br />

K August 21 6 21 6<br />

D Bailey 19 3 48 7<br />

L Bouwers 9 0 155 11<br />

I Davies 10 1 69 36<br />

J Denton 21 3 197 22<br />

C Ellis 13 0 70 1<br />

S Evans 8 1 25 1<br />

A Everiss 10 1 10 1<br />

L Farhall 1 0 1<br />

C Ferguson 11 0 31 1<br />

W Frank 2 0 2<br />

B Gill 1 0 1<br />

O Graham 6 0 6<br />

S Gray 23 0 109<br />

A Hall 1 0 1<br />

R Hamid 11 1 11 1<br />

J Harper 9 0 9<br />

H Laflin 22 22 131 74<br />

G Lock 23 4 147 9<br />

J Masters 11 0 19<br />

S McCormack 23 6 23 6<br />

R Merrick 2 0 22<br />

T Morgan 16 6 32 9<br />

J Nice 3 0 5 1<br />

D Nortey 13 3 13 3<br />

D Price 2 0 46 10<br />

T Scott 10 1 10 1<br />

D Surpanu 21 1 28 3<br />

A Sykes 1 0 2<br />

J Tarrant 1 0 1<br />

T Thompson 1 0 1<br />

D Walden 3 0 3<br />

337 59 1276 203<br />

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MATCH REPORT ROUNDUP<br />

HARRY AT THE DOUBLE AS ASCOT EASE PAST HOUNSLOW<br />

Laflin brace sets Yellamen on way to 3-0 win<br />

Saturday 27th November 2021 - Cherry Red Records Premier Division North -<br />

CB Hounslow 0 - 3 <strong>Ascot</strong> United<br />

Harry Laflin scored two and Keaton August bagged another as <strong>Ascot</strong> United beat CB Hounslow 3-0<br />

on Saturday. In Baltic conditions, the Yellamen were worthy winners, bouncing back from their<br />

midweek league cup exit in style.<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> were well on top in the first half and it took them just seven minutes to take the lead<br />

following a fine team goal. George Lock and August linked up on the left, Sean McCormack played<br />

the ball back to man-of-the-match James Harper, and Harper’s delicious, hanging cross was met<br />

with an equally delicious cushioned header by Harry Laflin, which looped over home ‘keeper Zack<br />

Basey.<br />

At the other end, Rolly Illunga couldn’t make the most of a half-chance after Thomas Kanek and<br />

Ademola Larukma had combined in the build-up, but after that it was a comfortable ride for <strong>Ascot</strong><br />

despite being forced into an early chance when Louis Bouwers limped off shortly after that goal.<br />

Laflin planted a header wide from McCormack’s cross – arguably an easier chance than his first –<br />

but made amends just before the half-hour mark with an overhead kick after Dan Bailey had<br />

headed Tom Scott’s free kick back across goal.<br />

The second half was more uncomfortable for the Yellamen who were scrappy for long spells,<br />

although credit to the hosts who rallied and indeed struck the angle of post and bar just after the<br />

hour mark.<br />

But <strong>Ascot</strong> should have scored and hit the woodwork themselves when, after great work from<br />

Taylor Morgan in the middle, August’s cross put the ball on a plate for McCormack who somehow<br />

managed to thump the crossbar from close range, before Laflin’s thunderous follow-up was<br />

heroically charged down by defender Andy Morris.<br />

The hosts’ next and final real chance of setting up a grandstand finish ended when substitute<br />

Amari Morgan slashed wide after a promising run by Baruwa – although Sam Gray was on hand to<br />

make an awkward save form Jordan Ireland later on – but it was <strong>Ascot</strong> who wrapped it up four<br />

minutes from time when August tucked the ball home first-time from McCormack’s right-wing<br />

cross.<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United: Gray, Lock, Everiss (Merrick), Harper, Bouwers (Amate), Bailey, McCormack, Scott<br />

(Hamid), Morgan (Merrick), Laflin, August (Nortey)


PHOTOZONE<br />

A selection of photos from the win over St. Panteleimon 2 weeks ago (shootingstars.co.uk).<br />

Clockwise from Top Left: Harry Laflin<br />

stoops to power home a header,<br />

Laflin converts a penalty, Duarte<br />

Surpanu rounds the 'keeper and<br />

'scores' but is offside, Keaton August<br />

in possession, Taylor Morgan shields<br />

the ball


ASCOT UNITED LADIES<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United Ladies play in the Southern Region Women's’ Football League – the highest level at<br />

which they have competed. The Ladies’ section starts down at the junior level with a host of teams –<br />

beginning with mixed teams at U7 - rising through girls’ sides from U10 up to a senior Development<br />

(reserve) side playing in the Thames Valley League. The junior sides operate on Saturdays or<br />

Sundays, with the Seniors (First and Development) playing on Sunday afternoon. The first team are<br />

managed by Darrel Evans and coached by Alix Todd. The reserve team is managed by Jon Swallow.<br />

Find out more on our website. Sponsorship packages now available - ask a member of the committee!<br />

SUNDAY DECEMBER 5th: <strong>Ascot</strong> United v<br />

Eastleigh in the Community (League,<br />

Racecourse, 2pm), Chinnor v <strong>Ascot</strong> United<br />

Reserves (League Cup, Chinnor, 2pm)<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United Ladies lost 2-0 at Abingdon Town – a result which leaves<br />

them in 5th place in the Southern Region Women’s Football League. The<br />

Abbots led 1-0 at the break, before first-half substitute Chloe Ball<br />

wrapped the game up in the 70th minute to leave Darrel Evans’ side<br />

winless in three.<br />

Meanwhile, it’s getting crazy, but the <strong>Ascot</strong> United Ladies Reserves<br />

extended their winning sequence to 22 games. Captain Courtney<br />

Gibbons was on target as they won 1-0 at fellow title contenders Ruislip<br />

Rangers. The Reserves last tasted defeat in a 3-1 defeat at Abbey<br />

Rangers Reserves on 13th December 2020…and edged closer to a full<br />

year unbeaten.<br />

Abingdon<br />

Town<br />

2<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United<br />

SRWFL Premier<br />

Ruislip<br />

Rangers<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United<br />

Reserves<br />

TVL 3E<br />

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St Kitts Veterinary Group proudly sponsor <strong>Ascot</strong> United Ladies<br />

striker Sarah Leonard. The Group have practices in<br />

Basingstoke, Yateley, Church Crookham and Hartley Wintney.<br />

Visit stkittsvet.co.uk


Ian is a Biomechanics coach, supporting players returning from injury and<br />

improving strength and conditioning.


PEN PICS AND SPONSORS - ASCOT UNITED<br />

Sam Gray – goalkeeper<br />

Solid goalkeeper, confident with the ball at<br />

his feet. Established first teamer since 18/19<br />

and was players’ player of the year in 19/20<br />

when he appeared in every league game.<br />

Sponsor:<br />

Josh Masters - defence<br />

Established left-back having broken into the<br />

team in 20/21 following a move from local<br />

rivals Holyport. Sponsor:<br />

Alex Sykes – goalkeeper<br />

Goalkeeping coach and reliable backup. Has<br />

International experience having played for<br />

the England Futsal team. Sponsor:<br />

Dan Bailey – defence<br />

Experienced centre back who skippered<br />

Flackwell Heath in 19/20. Previously played<br />

at a higher level with Marlow and has a level<br />

2 coaching qualification. Sponsor:<br />

Louis Bouwers – defence<br />

A physical and dominant centre half who<br />

signed from Faringdon Town in 16/17 and now<br />

well-established as club captain. Made 146<br />

appearances heading into 21/22 but must<br />

wait to add to that tally whilst he recovers<br />

from injury. Sponsor:<br />

Chris Ellis – defence<br />

Signed in 18/19, a strong and dominant<br />

defender. Vastly experienced having played<br />

for Camberley Town, Egham Town and<br />

Chipstead. Looking to re-establish himself in<br />

21/22 following a year out with serious<br />

injury. Sponsor: Novem nine<br />

George Lock – defence<br />

A fearless right back previously with Binfield<br />

and Bracknell. Technically strong and a<br />

consistently high performer. Supporters POY<br />

in 18/19 and has now featured in well over<br />

100 games pushing him into the top 15 on the<br />

all-time appearance list. Sponsor: Dave<br />

Bucktrout<br />

Danny Walden - defence<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United Allied U18 captain who is<br />

expected to feature for the senior side<br />

during 21/22. Sponsor: Cox Green Academy<br />

Jonny Denton – midfield<br />

Former <strong>Ascot</strong> Youth team star who returned<br />

in 17/18 after a scholarship in the U.S. A dead<br />

ball specialist, he has now twice won the<br />

player of the year award. 'JD' starts the 21/22<br />

season having made 176 appearances.<br />

Sponsor:<br />

Tom Scott - midfield<br />

Signed for 21/22 having had spells with<br />

Harrow Borough and Beaconsfield. A<br />

tenacious ball winner with great<br />

communication. Sponsor: Lydia Baker<br />

Calum Ferguson – midfield<br />

Signed in 19/20 having previously starred for<br />

a National League youth side. Also had a spell<br />

with Highworth Town. Sponsor:<br />

Sam Evans – midfield<br />

Played for the U16s and U18s in 19/20 before<br />

making his first team debut in the same<br />

season. Sam has been with the club since<br />

his debut for the U8s and is now an<br />

established part of the senior side with<br />

maturity belying his age. Sponsor: Dave<br />

Norris


PEN PICS AND SPONSORS - ASCOT UNITED<br />

Dan Price - midfield<br />

Popular attacking midfielder who returns to<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> for 21/22 having been out for two years<br />

with a serious knee injury. Previously<br />

appeared 44 times in 18/19 when he scored<br />

10 goals. Sponsor:<br />

Sean McCormack - forward<br />

Skilful forward signed from Walton and<br />

Hersham for 21/22 having also played for<br />

Maidenhead United and Bracknell Town.<br />

Sponsor:<br />

James Harper - midfield<br />

A former professional with Premier League<br />

experience, Harper played 316 times for<br />

Reading between 2001-2010. Also featured for<br />

Sheffield United, Hull City and Doncaster<br />

Rovers before beginning his non-league<br />

journey in 2014. Signed from Windsor FC in<br />

Sept '21.<br />

Rory Merrick – forward<br />

Signed for 19/20 and continues to improve.<br />

Looking to re-establish himself after injury in<br />

an already-disjointed previous campaign.<br />

Calm and composed figure on the pitch and<br />

has great technical ability. Sponsor:<br />

Keaton August - forward<br />

Signed from Windsor FC for 21/22. Can play<br />

anywhere across the front three and has an<br />

abundance of pace. Has a keen eye for goal<br />

backed up by providing plenty of assists. A<br />

personal trainer, he works hard and is<br />

physically strong. Sponsor:<br />

Ian Davies – forward<br />

Prolific goalscorer who scored 25 goals for<br />

Binfield in 18/19 before top scoring for <strong>Ascot</strong><br />

with 23 goals in the curtailed 19/20<br />

campaign. Netted another 12 from 24 games<br />

in 20/21. Sponsor: Zipcar UK<br />

Harry Laflin – forward<br />

Laffers joined in 18/19 and has become a goalmachine<br />

despite often playing out of<br />

position. Enters the season having scored 52<br />

goals in 109 appearances with an improving<br />

goals-per-game ratio. Has previously won<br />

supporters’ player of the season award.<br />

Sponsor:<br />

Taylor Morgan - forward<br />

Pacey forward who impressed whilst playing<br />

against us for Fleet Town during pre-season<br />

20/21. Has played at a higher level including<br />

several seasons in the US Major League.<br />

Previous clubs include Toronto, Ostersunds<br />

(Sweden), Falkirk, Airdrie and Whitehawk.<br />

Sponsor:<br />

Jamie Tompkins – manager<br />

Highly respected throughout the club who<br />

guided the team to league cup glory in 18/19<br />

before taking the team to top of the league<br />

before the 19/20 campaign was curtailed.<br />

Football Development manager at Brentford<br />

FC. Sponsor:<br />

Duarte Surpanu - forward<br />

Skilful winger with lighting quick feet, signed<br />

midway through in the 20/21 season and has<br />

the potential to cause problems for any<br />

defence. Sponsor: Maidenhead Town<br />

Denis Nortey - forward<br />

Striker who signed in Sept '21 and scored on<br />

his debut having previously played for<br />

Eversley & California, London Tigers,<br />

Aylesbury United and Rayners Lane.<br />

Rashid Hamid - forward<br />

Lively forward who signed from Burnham, for<br />

whom he scored 3 goals in 11 appearances in<br />

the curtailed 20/21 season.<br />

Jamie Ashdown - goalkeeping coach<br />

Needs little introduction, former professional<br />

Jamie began his career with Reading before<br />

making over 100 appearances for Portsmouth<br />

between 2004-2012. A huge asset to the club<br />

where he coaches at all levels. Sponsor:<br />

Dan Masters – asst. manager<br />

Dan is in his fourth season with <strong>Ascot</strong> Utd and<br />

is a crucial part of the coaching staff.<br />

Sponsor:


CLUB HISTORY - ASCOT UNITED<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United as we know it, was founded in 1965 by a men’s team who played their games at Sunninghill with “after<br />

match meetings” in The Wells in Cheapside village (now Mikado’s). Teams played as long ago as 1928 under the name<br />

<strong>Ascot</strong> United but nothing to link them directly to the current club. In 1965, the club had gained permission from the <strong>Ascot</strong><br />

Racecourse Trustees to convert the land east of coach park 10 into a football pitch. A wooden clubhouse was built and<br />

this team went on to win many prestigious trophies in the years that followed.<br />

Various youth teams represented <strong>Ascot</strong> United over the years up to 1988, and 1992 the East Berks 7-a-side Association<br />

was formed by our then Chairman Keith Wicks introducing small-sided junior games and having disbanded in 1980 the<br />

men’s team also reformed. The club continued to grow, entering into partnership with Charters School and being<br />

awarded FA Charter Standard status in 2004. The men’s senior team enjoyed early success through the East Berks<br />

League gaining continued promotions to the Senior division and winning various Cups including the Fielden Charity Cup<br />

in 1996/7. 2001 saw the 1st team join the Reading Senior League and winning the Evening Post Senior Cup at the<br />

Madejski Stadium in 2006. Promotion to the Hellenic League soon followed in 2007, followed by promotion to the<br />

Hellenic Premier Division in 2009. The club today has grown to become one of the largest Community football clubs in<br />

the UK with over 1000 registered players and over 70 teams playing every weekend embracing all ages and abilities<br />

from 5 year olds through to Vets. A new clubhouse opened in September 2010, together with an improved main pitch,<br />

floodlights and a stand.<br />

The club has enjoyed much success at all levels particularly in the Ladies and Girls Section where they are regularly<br />

winners of leagues and county Cups. Our senior Ladies won promotion to the Premier Division of the Southern Region<br />

Women’s’ Football League in 2017-18 and consolidated their position with a mid-table finish in 2018-19. Meanwhile, 2018-<br />

19 was an outstanding one for our junior Boys’ teams who won an array of county cups at various age groups, a feat<br />

we’ve rarely previously achieved.<br />

The past decade has been hugely successful for our first team; our debut in the FA Cup in 2011 attracted 1,149 people to<br />

the Racecourse on a Friday evening where the famous trophy itself was on display and the match was streamed live on<br />

Facebook. Between 2012-13 and 2015-16 we reached the Quarter Final of the FA Vase twice, enjoyed two top-three<br />

finishes in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division, and won both the Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup and Perpetua<br />

Press Floodlit Cup. More recently, our players’ development took the spotlight, as a host of Yellamen have enjoyed<br />

success with other local sides and many of our talented development players stepped up into the first team. After<br />

finishing 2017-18 in style, in 2018-19 new manager Jamie Tompkins led his side to the top of the table for long spells,<br />

winning two team-of-the-month awards, and finishing with league cup glory once again by defeating Windsor 3-1.<br />

We were transferred into the Combined Counties League for the 2019-20 season, playing on our new 3G pitch facility,<br />

which transformed the club by facilitating more of our teams’ matches and training at The Racecourse. The stronger<br />

platform facilitated further player development, and Jamie’s young side would lead the table for long periods before<br />

establishing what looked like a title-winning margin at the top shortly before the league was aborted due to<br />

Coronavirus. Retaining much of the same squad for 2020-21, Jamie saw his side in and around the challengers before<br />

another pandemic-curtailed season, although they battled through to the league cup final where they were ultimately<br />

beaten on penalties by Redhill.<br />

As <strong>Ascot</strong> enjoy a third season in the Combined Counties League, everyone hopes for a safe and consistent campaign,<br />

and if silverware comes with it then that will surely be a bonus in current times!


CLUB HISTORY - SOUTHALL<br />

The Early Days<br />

<strong>Southall</strong> Football Club was founded in 1871, the first recorded game being a 1-0 defeat against<br />

local neighbours Uxbridge played at <strong>Southall</strong> Park on October 21st 1871.<br />

The F.A Cup was first entered in the third year of the competition in the 1873-74 season. It was not<br />

a debut to treasure as <strong>Southall</strong> were drawn away to the mighty Wanderers who had won the<br />

competition in the first two years. The reason is not known but <strong>Southall</strong> scratched from the<br />

competition. The first victory in the F.A. Cup came the following season when they beat Leyton 5-<br />

0 after a 0-0 draw at <strong>Southall</strong> Park. The next 20 years were spent playing friendly matches<br />

against teams in London and the Home Counties together with one season in the West London continued on next<br />

League in 1892-1893. The first piece of silverware was won in 1887 when <strong>Southall</strong> won the West 2 pages<br />

Middlesex Cup overcoming Uxbridge Crescents 1-0 in the final.<br />

Life in the Southern League<br />

<strong>Southall</strong> were accepted into the Southern League for the 1896-97 season and remained there for nine seasons. The club<br />

achieved little success but at this time competed on equal terms with the likes of Watford, Fulham, Brighton and Thames<br />

Ironworks, now known as West Ham, as well as local rivals Brentford, who they defeated in the West Middlesex Cup Final of<br />

1896.<br />

In 1904 the club turned professional for what transpired to be their final Southern League season (1904-05) and this venture<br />

cost the club dear. Faced with mounting debts <strong>Southall</strong> withdrew from all competition for the following season. The club was<br />

re-organised on an amateur basis then merged with <strong>Southall</strong> Athletic and moved into a new ground at Western Road.<br />

The Great Western Suburban League was entered in September 1907 and the Club remained there until the outbreak of the<br />

First World War. During this period the league title was won in the 1912-13 season and both the Middlesex Senior and Charity<br />

Cups were won for the first time. Indeed, <strong>Southall</strong> became cup specialists during this period including winning all 3 of their<br />

‘local’ Cups, namely the Middlesex Senior, Middlesex Charity & West Middlesex Cups back to back in the 1911 & 1912 seasons.<br />

The Athenian Years and Cup Exploits<br />

Whilst most clubs suspended playing during the Great War <strong>Southall</strong> continued to play friendly matches, mainly against<br />

services sides and local firms teams. When hostilities ceased the club spent a season in the United Senior League. <strong>Southall</strong><br />

were then elected into the Athenian League in September 1919 and the next twenty years was the most successful period in<br />

the history of the Club. The Athenian League championship was won in the 1926-27 season, the Middlesex Senior Cup was<br />

won five times and the Middlesex Charity Cup four times. On a national level <strong>Southall</strong> reached the final of the Amateur Cup in<br />

the 1924-25 season only to be defeated 2-1 by Clapton in front of 25230 spectators at the ground of Millwall FC. Two seasons<br />

later <strong>Southall</strong> reached the semi final of the same competition but were beaten in a replay by Leyton. The first round proper of<br />

the F.A. Cup was reached three times with no success.<br />

The 1935-36 season was an extraordinary one in the history of the Club. Progress in cup matches was so extensive that by<br />

the end of February <strong>Southall</strong> had played 22 consecutive cup-ties. <strong>Southall</strong> became the first amateur side to battle all the<br />

away from the extra preliminary round of the F.A. Cup and reach the third round proper. It was a superb run that saw them<br />

defeat Division Three South side Swindon Town 3-1 in the first round and then trounce fellow non leaguers Newport (IOW) by<br />

8-0 to earn a third round game against Watford. This time in front of a record home crowd of 19094 <strong>Southall</strong> were defeated 4-<br />

1. <strong>Southall</strong> actually won nothing that season and as a result of their cup exploits they played 23 matches in 32 days to<br />

complete the Athenian League commitments including two matches on the same day on two occasions.<br />

It was not until the 1952-53 season that <strong>Southall</strong> again hit the headlines. The team battled past Saltash, Bishop Auckland,<br />

Wealdstone and Romford to reach the semi final of the Amateur Cup. Here <strong>Southall</strong> met the renown Universities side<br />

Pegasus. The game took place at Highbury and the game ended in a hard fought 1-1 draw in front of 29982 spectators.<br />

<strong>Southall</strong> lost the replay 2-1 the following week at Craven Cottage.


CLUB HISTORY - SOUTHALL<br />

A Club in Decline<br />

<strong>Southall</strong> suffered a major body blow in 1992 when they were forced to vacate their Western Road ground and since<br />

that time <strong>Southall</strong> FC has ground shared at a multitude of venues, sometimes many miles from the town.<br />

At the end of the 1999-2000 season the Club was relegated to the Combined Counties League and spent five full<br />

seasons in that competition with a fourth placed finish being the highest achieved. Financial problems resulted<br />

eventually in expulsion from that league and a new life began in the Middlesex County Football League for the<br />

season 2006-2007. The first season in that competition the Club finished in a mid-table position in the premier<br />

division but problems off the field resulted in the Club being demoted yet again to Division One (Central & East).<br />

At this time the club was really struggling financially and regular discussions were held as to the merits of keeping<br />

the club going. However, Player Manager Ryan DeCosta was determined that the club should not die and somehow<br />

managed to put a competitive team out with very little in the way of funds available.<br />

New owners appeared on the scene for the 2010-11 season with club now ground sharing at Northolt Rugby Club. For<br />

the 2011-12 season ‘home’ was now Hanwell Town FC and the club was dealt a further major blow with the<br />

unexpected passing of Club Secretary Geoff Harrison, a true club stalwart and without whom the club would surely<br />

have ceased to exist. Despite this setback a 3rd place finish finally meant stepping up to the Spartan South Midland<br />

League Division 1.<br />

Oddly, with the club now effectively a ‘park’ team’ for the first time over 100 years, the next season heralded a return<br />

to <strong>Southall</strong> as the club rented a pitch at Dormers Wells Leisure Centre from Ealing Council. The Runners Up spot was<br />

achieved, heralding promotion back to the Premier Division and another move, this time to Thames Valley<br />

University’s ground in North Ealing.<br />

At this time the club was really struggling financially and regular discussions were held as to the merits of keeping<br />

the club going. However, Player Manager Ryan DeCosta was determined that the club should not die and somehow<br />

managed to put a competitive team out with very little in the way of funds available.<br />

New owners appeared on the scene for the 2010-11 season with club now ground sharing at Northolt<br />

Rugby Club. For the 2011-12 season ‘home’ was now Hanwell Town FC and the club was dealt a further major blow<br />

with the unexpected passing of Club Secretary Geoff Harrison, a true club stalwart and without whom the club<br />

would surely have ceased to exist. Despite this setback a 3rd place finish finally meant<br />

stepping up to the Spartan South Midland League Division 1.<br />

A Change of Fortune<br />

Regular managerial changes meant that <strong>Southall</strong>, while now showing occasional signs of promise,<br />

stuttered somewhat until the appointment of Paul Palmer midway through the 2015-16 season. The following<br />

season saw <strong>Southall</strong> achieve national recognition for the first time in many a year with a remarkable run to the FA<br />

Vase quarter finals, including being drawn away from home to higher level opponents for 5<br />

consecutive rounds and putting 18 goals past them in the process, before losing out to eventual runners up<br />

Cleethorpes Town.<br />

2017-18 started in typically chaotic fashion with the proposed ground share with Hayes and Yeading<br />

United falling through after the season had actually started! Having been initially helped out by North Greenford<br />

United and Hillingdon Borough, <strong>Southall</strong> finally landed up at Burnham FC for “home” games. Despite this nomadic<br />

existence the players defied the odds and produced a remarkable season’s football by going unbeaten in the<br />

league until 21st March. Despite the attentions of Baldock Town, <strong>Southall</strong> finally finished Division1 Champions – the<br />

club’s first Championship since the 1926-27 season! continued...


CLUB HISTORY - SOUTHALL<br />

A Phoenix Rising?<br />

Now promoted back to the Combined Counties Premier Division and hosted by Ashford Town, <strong>Southall</strong> had further reorganising<br />

to do before the start of the season as Paul Palmer left for North Greenford United, taking a fair chunk of the first team squad<br />

along with him. The club then appointed ex-player and latterly club coach Max Howell as manager, with Warren Goodhind as his<br />

assistant. With such a major upheaval at such a critical time many wondered whether the newly assembled squad would be<br />

competitive at the higher level. All such concerns were soon allayed as Max and Warren proved to be more than up to the task,<br />

achieving a more than creditable 4th place finish with an entertaining brand of attacking football. <strong>Southall</strong> were again in the<br />

promotion mix for most of the 2019-20 season and were in 5th place with games in hand when the season was abruptly ended<br />

due to the Corona virus outbreak. With a settled management team, things are looking positive heading into the 2020-21 season<br />

and onwards towards to the club’s 150th anniversary in 2021-22. It looks like <strong>Southall</strong> Football Club may finally be out of the<br />

doldrums and may soon back competing at the higher end of the non-league football pyramid.<br />

League Champions<br />

London League Division 1 1904-1905<br />

West Middlesex League 1905-1906 & 1906-1907<br />

Great Western Suburban League 1912-1913<br />

Athenian League 1926-1927<br />

Spartan South Midlands League Division 1 2017-18<br />

FA Competitions<br />

FA Cup 3rd Round Proper 1935-1936<br />

FA Cup 1st Round Proper 1925-1926, 1927-1928, 1928-1929, 1936-1937 & 1955-1956<br />

FA Amateur Cup Runners Up 1924-1925<br />

FA Amateur Cup Semi-Finals 1926-1927 & 1952-1953<br />

FA Amateur Cup Quarter-Finals 1935-1936, 1945-46 & 1959-1960<br />

FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round 1975-1976 & 1978-1979<br />

FA Vase Runners Up 1985-86, Quarter Finals 2016-2017<br />

County Cup Competitions<br />

Middlesex Senior Cup Winners 12 Times: 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1937, 1945, 1954 & 1955<br />

Runners Up 4 Times: 1896, 1920, 1929, 1986<br />

Middlesex Senior Charity Cup Winners 10 Times: 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923*, 1924*, 1928, 1937, 1952, 1969 & 1984<br />

Runners Up 10 Times: 1920, 1932, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1971, 1975, 1999<br />

*Trophy shared with Botwell Mission FC<br />

West Middlesex Challenge Cup Winners 10 Times: 1887, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1922<br />

Runners Up 3 Times: 1893, 1902, 1913<br />

London Senior Cup Runners Up 1997-1998, Semi Final 1935-36, 1941-42 & 1984-85<br />

London Charity Cup Runners Up 1971-72<br />

Herts & Middlesex League Cup Runners Up 1941-42<br />

Club Records<br />

Highest Attendance: 19,094 v. Watford 11/01/1936 FA Cup 3rd Round<br />

Biggest League Win: 11-0 v. Carshalton Athletic 15/04/1963 Athenian League<br />

Biggest League Defeat: 0-14 v. Grays United 29/03/1901 Southern League Division 2<br />

Biggest Cup Win: 12-0 v. Cranleigh 11/10/2003 Combined Counties League Premier Cup<br />

Biggest Cup Defeat: 0-12 v. Welling United 21/11/1995 London Challenge Cup 1st Round<br />

Most Appearances: Reg Short 450+ 1950-51 to 1965-66<br />

Most Career Goals: Ken Merry 117 1956-57 to 1963-64 (War-time Frank Morrad 200+ 1938-39 to 1943-44)<br />

Most Goals in a Season: 48 - Charles ‘Wag’ Roache 1910-11, B. Alford 1922-23 (War-time: 67 Frank Morrad 1941-42)

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